Monkey King Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea
Monkey King, Tai Ping Hou Kui Premium, also called Monkey Chief, comes from Taiping, Huang Shan, An Hui Province, China.
Besides the beautiful appearance of the enormous leaves, which reach 7 to 10 cm in length, the tea has the character of a balanced green tea with a savory and slightly bitter taste of dark chocolate, very satisfying.
Tai Ping Monkey King is produced in Hou Keng, An Hui Province, and is named after the main production area, the province of Tai Ping, now known as Huang Shan. The name "Hou Kui" comes from the combination of both the creator and the area. The word 'Hou' refers to Hou Keng Village where the highest quality of this tea is made and the word 'Kui' refers to a tea producer Wang Kui Cheng that this tea produced by improving the processing Jian, a local green tea 'Cha' around 1900. Tai Ping Monkey King has become world famous for a fair price on the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915.
The appearance of the Tai Ping Monkey King is flat and straight. The tip is surrounded by two leaves and a green color MIXED. The greenish leaf vei , the hidden red color, by the farmers called "red thread". In turn, the tea leaves unfold like colorful floating flowers. The fresh and smooth flavor comes with an ethereal sheer fragrance known as "monkey rhyme". Tai Ping Monkey King is known as the best green tea from Anhui Province. This tea , also called Monkey Chief, is grown in ideal conditions on the northern slopes of the Huang Shan Mountains, surrounded by lakes .
| SKU | G-058-HE |
|---|---|
| Stock | Permanent collection |
| Tea Type | GREEN TEA |
| Certification | Acquired in collaboration with like-minded European tea partner. |
| Flavours | Green, strak, Green, fresh and grassy |
| Origin | --> CHINA |
| Brewing western | Green/Yellow tea: Use 2 grams of tea per cup (200ml) and brew cool, around 70°C, allow to steep for 2-3 minutes and infuse at least 3 times. |
| Brewing eastern | Use 5 to 7 grams of tea per 100ml of water, the water temperature is between 90 and 100 ° C and short steeps of around 10 seconds. It's best to use a small teapot or gaiwan. |
| Shelf life | Store this product cool, dark, dry and airtight; after a year the typical fresh taste can develop into a mellow taste. |

